Fitting pants with an ostomy? Any experience with Stealth Belt?

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sunflowers
Mar 17, 2022 8:48 pm

Wonder how to fit pants with an ostomy? Also, wondering if anyone has any experience with Stealth Belt?

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Past Member
Mar 17, 2022 9:18 pm

Welcome! There was a really great post on this subject. I will try to find it for you!

Past Member
Mar 17, 2022 9:36 pm

If you look under 'Forum', 'Ostomy-related questions', there is a post called 'Clothing?'. Hopefully that will get you started.

Posted by: freedancer

In both of my cases, I had no choice. It was surgery or be put 6 feet under! I thank God that He has been with me all these times. Without Him, I never would have known what to do and might not have gone to the hospital when I did. I don't know if you have had your surgery or not yet but I hope you will hang out on this website when you are done. I have learned a great deal through the people here and it is so great having others who have had the same thing done and been through what you are about to or have gone through. The only thing I have turned down is a reversal of the ileostomy. When the doctors did the emergency rebuilding of my original ileostomy this last February, I told them I did not want to go through this again. My doctor told me at that time that I was no longer a candidate for the reversal. In a way, I was very relieved. The last three years of my life have been a nightmare for me. I do not want to go through any of it again. If you wish to be rehooked up and they say you are a good choice for that, research it carefully. Every surgery I have ever had except for Old and New Maxine and the emergency surgery on my broken foot, I have spent weeks researching. I recently had my C5 C6 disk in my neck replaced with an artificial one. I went to my pre-op with 2 pages of questions for the doctor. I knew everything that they were going to do and could talk intelligently with them. I always try to research my adversaries! Don't cancel your surgery. It is nice not to have to suffer any longer with horrible pain. We all had to change a few things around when we had our surgeries but in the long run, most of us are glad we did it. I know I am. Good luck to you!

Longroad78
Mar 19, 2022 5:37 pm
Very helpful

I remember seeing a contour plastic insert that clipped into the waistline and put a gap between the pants and the body, allowing the pouch to slide into the waistband without being pinched off. I have not found it again, but it does exist.

AlexT
Mar 20, 2022 4:23 am
Very helpful

A stoma guard belt would do the same thing.

 

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sunflowers
Mar 20, 2022 10:55 pm

Looking into Stealth belts....do you know anything about them? Thanks.

AlexT
Mar 20, 2022 11:08 pm

No, I don't.